Hagia Sophia hosts 6.5M visitors in 2nd year of reopening as mosque
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JUL 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Interior of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2022. (AA Photo) The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque […]
What happens if the Black Sea blockade is lifted?
United Nations and Turkey-led negotiations with Moscow and Kyiv to allow Ukrainian grain exports to resume in the Black Sea are moving forward. But even if a deal is signed, […]
Turkish bath ‘hammam’ in summer: It’s cooler than you think
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL JUL 20, 2022 – While the Turkish bath may seem too hot to handle, there are added benefits to taking part in this detoxifying ritual in […]
The bottom is falling out for post-war UN regime
BY HAKKI ÖCAL JUL 25, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A wheat field is seen in the village of Zhurivka, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine, July 23, 2022. (Reuters […]
Grain corridor, summits and Turkey’s policy
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN JUL 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sit at the start of the signature ceremony of an initiative […]
Turkey urges all signatories to honor Ukraine grain deal
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUL 25, 2022 – A grain terminal is seen after a Russian missile strike in a port in Odessa, Ukraine, July 23, 2022. (Reuters Photo) […]
Turkey ready to help Ukraine de-mine its ports: Kalın
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUL 22, 2022 Flags of Turkey, Russia, the United Nations and Ukraine are seen on the day of a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, July 22, 2022. […]
Turkey, UN-brokered landmark grain deal sealed to ease food crisis
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUL 22, 2022 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sit at the start of the signature ceremony of an initiative […]
Food catastrophe looms, even if Ukraine-Russia deal brokered
ANDREW HAMMOND July 20, 2022 Short Url Turkey, the UN, Ukraine and Russia may be nearing an agreement to reopen Black Sea shipping ports closed since Moscow’s invasion began in […]
Erdoğan keeps Putin waiting in awkward moment ahead of Tehran talks
Russian president was left standing alone as the camera shutters clicked away – a treatment he usually reserves for other world leaders Russia-Ukraine war latest coverage Samantha Lock @Samantha__LockWed 20 […]
Putin, Raisi and Erdogan have less in common than it appears
OSAMA AL-SHARIF July 19, 2022 Short Url Tuesday’s three-way summit in Tehran, the first to bring the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran together since 2019, put many common issues […]
Erdogan presses case against Syria’s Kurds at Tehran summit despite Khamenei rebuke
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meet in Tehran on July 19, 2022. (WANA handout via REUTERS) Short Url https://arab.news/9gx9s AFP REUTERS July […]
Why a Balkan city is important for understanding Turkish history
BY HAMZA KARCIC NOV 06, 2020 – DAILY SABAH A general view of the 15th Ottoman Bey Hamam, also known as “Baths of Paradise,” located along Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki, […]
The French and the veil ‘ even in history
Salman Hussainz shared a post. Salman Hussainz After the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the entry of the French into southern Turkiye, all the women were still wearing the veil. The […]
Does Bolton imply US behind Turkey’s July 15 coup bid too?
BY MEHMET ÇELIK JUL 15, 2022 – DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL (Edited by Büşra Öztürk) Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Turks embraced democracy as a system of governance. Heirs […]
Turkey ready to host 4-way Ukraine peace talks: FM Çavuşoğlu
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 12, 2022 – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky (R) looks on next to his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu during their joint press conference in Prague, Czech Republic, June 11, 2022. (AFP Photo) RECOMMENDED Turkey, Germany, US, UK, France convene in Berlin before NATO summit TURKEY-WEST-RELATIONS Turkey […]
Iraq is quickly becoming the land of no rivers
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 14, 2022 Short Url While the various Iraqi parties continue to bicker over their respective share of the country’s next government months after the October parliamentary elections […]
Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey due to Iranian attack threat
BY REUTERS JERUSALEM JUN 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem May 15, 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS/File […]
Ukraine grain export plan reasonable, Turkey says after Russia meeting
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 08, 2022 – 11:53 AM GMT+3 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu attend a news conference as they meet in Ankara, […]
How US diplomacy can provide a solution in northeast Syria
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB June 08, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/64gme Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again raised the issue of an incursion into Syria. Such operations are a […]